County Clerks Recommend State Office Fee Reforms
County clerks meeting in Seattle July 20 propose duplicating all public records for public access, shifting bond approvals to the superior court, and adopting new fees including 1 for writs 1 for filing instruments 5 for judgments and 50 cents for notary seats. Officers elected include J F Libby Pierce president R J Glen Whatcom vice president J R Marsh Benson secretary and George Sailes Kittoas treasurer. The note on small towns with daily papers links local business vitality to commerce and adverts.
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Seattle
J. F. Libby
Pierce County
R. J. Glen
Whatcom
J. R. Marsh
Benson
George Sailes
Kittitas
Boysevere cat attack leaves boy injured and cat dead
A ten year old boy was seriously injured when a cat attacked him on a road trip home with his mother. The cat seized his hand between the thumb and forefinger and fought for five minutes before it released. The hand was treated by a neighbor and Dr Culp was summoned. The cat was found dead shortly after. The boy’s condition was uncertain but believed to improve as poison may have been removed.
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B. A. Pitcher
Meeker's Big Ox Dave to be Preserved for History
Secretary Gilstrap reports Ezra Meeker pledged that when the big ox Dave is executed his carcass will be preserved by a taxidermist and given to the Washington State Historical Society. Dave, a five year old 5000 pound Montana steer, trotted the old Oregon trail as Meeker's roadster and refused an $800 offer for the yoke.
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Meeker
Gilstrap
Ezra Meeker
Dave
Oregon Trail
Washington State Historical Society
Montana
Fugitive Austrian Laborer Kills Blacksmith's Helper Near Ellensburg
An unknown Austrian laborer shot and fatally wounded a blacksmith's helper at a Milwaukee camp east of Ellensburg Washington. He fled into the hills pursued by a sheriff's posse with bloodhounds. Laborers threaten summary justice as officers track toward Wenatchee and alert lines are on the lookout.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Milwaukee
Wenatchee
Simmons
Bazaar Ad Shows Berry Sets and Free Eye Exams
An old notice notes free eye examinations at Thomas' and promotes large berry sets and assorted ware. Prices 85c 95c and $1 are listed for items at The Bazaar.
Bryan Delivers Campaign Speeches On Phonograph
Fairview Nebraska July 21. William Jennings Bryan spent the day delivering short campaign speeches on phonograph records for wide distribution. He disclosed receiving 500 from two firms as compensation and said the payments were commercial, turning the funds over to state and county Democratic committees as personal contributions.
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Fairview
Neb
Bryan
Democratic Party
Democratic Committees
Botanist Finds Tomato Blight Study In Northwest
Prof. R. Lent Beattie of State College at Pullman and the Union Agricultural Experiment Station arrived to study the tomato blight affecting orchards in the northwest. He aims to identify the cause, whether a fungus or bacterium, by examining affected plants and collaborating with Inspector P. S. Darlington to review pests and blights encountered this summer.
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R. Lent Beattie
State College
Pullman
Union Agricultural Eximent N
Tomaco
Mr. Beattie
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
California
Prof. Beattie
P. S. Darlington
Barnum and Bailey Circus to Visit Wenatchee Next Month
The advance man paid the license and secured a site for tents as Barnum & Bailey's Big Show prepares to roll into Wenatchee next month. Local officials expect a gala day with one of the road's largest circuses arriving in town. Dr Eva C Ditman advertises women and child specialty care at the Columbia Valley Bank Building.
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Barnum & Bailey
Wenatchee
Eva C. Ditman
Columbia Valley Bank
City council debates power franchise and annexation plans
The Pendleton city council wrestles with a Valley Power franchise bid requiring bonds and routing conditions, while considering annexation petitions for Garden Home and Suburban Home additions. Regrade case jury findings, street repairs, and a fire line request are also noted with ongoing legal actions.
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Garden Home
Committee On
Superior Court
W. A. Gract
P. P. Holzomb
E. F. Sprague
Throw
Fire Department
Two Funerals Held in Cashmere Community
Walter Torrence funeral conducted at the M E church with full Woodmen camp participation and honored by crowd of friends. Interment in Cashmere cemetery. Claycomb old soldier funeral held at G A R hall with G A R and W R C members in charge, interment also in Cashmere cemetery. Also notice offering Fruit Packing trade opportunity via James R Atkeson Wenatchee Washington.
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Cashmere
Walter Torrence
M. E
Raab
Robinson
Cashmere Cemetery
Claycomb
Monitor
G. A. R. Hall
James R. Atkeson
Wenatchee
Wash
Riis Confounds Danish Etiquette At Royal Audience
Copenhagen dispatch reports Jacob Riis, a New York author and Roosevelt ally, meeting King Christian. Riis asked to bring his wife to dinner, prompting a puzzled reaction from the king and a brief audience. Riis later said he was ill and left Copenhagen before a possible re invitation.
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New York
Copenhagen
Jacob Riis
Roosevelt
Christian
Egan
Charlottenlund
London
Riis
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